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halfleeg

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Dutch

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Etymology

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From half (half) +‎ leeg (empty).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɦɑlfˈleːx/
  • Hyphenation: half‧leeg
  • Rhymes: -eːx

Adjective

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halfleeg (not comparable)

  1. half empty
    Synonyms: halfgevuld (half-filled), halfvol (half full)
    Het glas is halfleeg.The glass is half empty.

Declension

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Declension of halfleeg
uninflected halfleeg
inflected halflege
comparative
positive
predicative/adverbial halfleeg
indefinite m./f. sing. halflege
n. sing. halfleeg
plural halflege
definite halflege
partitive halfleegs